OT/ BB Haiku thread

[chodan9]

(I am no Haiku expert so be gentle)

pain with each movement,
old limits no longer there,
It is but soreness

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[bodyhard]

(I am no Haiku expert so be gentle)

pain with each movement,
old limits no longer there,
It is but soreness

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next

WTF are you smoking????

[phikappa]

LOL! Too funny.



The steel bekons me
Check out hottie in the thong
STFU and lift

[kimsquit]

great thread!

for those who don't know, here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku) are the most basic rules for Haiku:

3-short lines
line one has to have 5 syllables
line two have to have 7 syllables
line three has to have 5 syllables

no rhyme or metaphor allowed



here's my stab at it:

sweat on my fingers
my forearms tensed and aching
my throat is dry

[Bronzebird]

Chodan9 your off the charts in originality. I would suspect that your martial arts back ground has given you insight to Japaneese culture?

In English, haiku are usually written in three lines to equate to the three parts of a haiku in Japanese, that traditionally consist of five, seven, and then five on (the Japanese count sounds, not syllables; for example, the word "haiku" itself counts as three sounds in Japanese (ha-i-ku), but two syllables in English (hai-ku), and writing seventeen syllables in English produces a poem that is actually quite a bit longer, with more content, than a haiku in Japanese).

Bod-y-build-ing art, (5 syllables)
needs men-tal strength fo-cus, (7 syllables)
to a-chieve new goals. (5 syllables)
(total of 17 syllables)

[chodan9]

WTF are you smoking????

LOL

not smoked anything for a long time!!
(still there are the drug flashbacks though!!) :D

[phikappa]

Lift like a mad man
Bust the SUV windows!
Long ride to ATM



:D


* mine aren't technically correct, but I'm trying.

[Bando]

pushing up the steel
veins are swollen and popping
it's lunchtime again

(I work out on my lunch hour)

[Bronzebird]

(I am no Haiku expert so be gentle)

pain with each movement,
old limits no longer there,
It is but soreness

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next

Shibui (渋い, Shibui?) (adjective), or shibumi (渋味, shibumi?) (noun), is a Japanese word which refers to a particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty. Like other Japanese aesthetic terms, such as iki and wabi-sabi, shibui can apply to a wide variety of subjects, not just art or fashion. Most translate to "simple and elegant".

[Bronzebird]

LOL! Too funny.



The steel bekons me
Check out hottie in the thong
STFU and lift

Originating in the Muromachi period (1333-1568) as shibushi, the term originally referred to a sour or astringent taste, such as that of an unripe persimmon. Shibui maintains that literal meaning still, and remains the antonym of amai (甘い, amai?), meaning 'sweet'.

Thong = Shibui :eek:

[Bronzebird]

Lift like a mad man
Bust the SUV windows!
Long ride to ATM



:D


* mine aren't technically correct, but I'm trying.

I think your point is getting accross, good stuff.

[Bronzebird]

WTF are you smoking????


HAIKU for PEOPLE! Internet Haiku poems since 1995.

www.toyomasu.com/haiku/

[vicour]

Strenuous training,
mixed with good food, rest and sleep,
produces success.

[anti-bonk]

my bike weaves between
mighty oaks and cedar trees
single bead of sweat

[snoack]

double board knee break
step through elbow smash 3 more
bring on cynder blocks

[kimsquit]

there are some good examples here...but I like Phi's first one the best.


haiku isn't suppposed to sound like fortune cookie advice, it's supposed to convey an image or evoke an emotion with as few words as possible

[chodan9]

start with no knowledge
learn enough to know all things
end with no knowledge

[vicour]

Mind and body push,
heart and muscles strain to surge,
last repetition.

[phikappa]

There once was a guy who could train long AND hard
The strongest man alive, by anyone's scorecard
He tried rowing four-0-five
But that was just a bunch of jive
Without the video proof, he's just an ass-tard


Oops, that's a limerick! Sorry.



:D

[phikappa]

Curls in the squat rack
Staring eyes gaze at my peaks
Ten more sets to go

[Husky Bob]

oh! wait a minute! wrong theme! LOL!



waistline expands
as the years
grow short


=========


summer rave
I boldly draw you to me
during ray of light


=========


In her presence,
my arms, once strong and sure...
Spaghetti!



=========


she knew that big arms
don't make up for a big ego
or a little penis...





Bob

[IR45N]

There once was a gym in Nantucket
So I pulled in and decided to check it
A lone Smith machine and 23 Swiss balls to be seen
So I got in the car and said F**k it.

[Hound53]

in the squat rack
doing curls
I smell

[V-240]

SPAM threads infest board

FITNESSMAN aims carefully...

Be gone, TROLL scumbag!!!

:cool:

[ntrllftr]

Eating healthy for life
Lifting weights for fun
Bodybuilding is my passion

Or I could have gone with one for the forum ;)

Eating healthy for life
Lifting weights for fun
Bodybuilding is our passion

[chodan9]

hi all I am new
lose weight and tone is my goal
whats good supplements

[ProfBush]

squat, hack, lunge, and curl
pain grows by the minute
leg day is over

[ProfBush]

squat, hack, lunge, and curl
pain grows by the minute
leg day is over

Can you tell today was leg day?

[Wooly_Ace]

Get shoes on sale now
Are my 19" arms good
Stop feeding the trolls

[StressMonkey]

Tentative at first
Slowly came to enjoy it
Addicted to pumps

[StressMonkey]

squat, hack, lunge, and curl
pain grows by the minute
leg day is over

Can you tell today was leg day?
I love this one! :)

[MagnumXL]

My favorite "ab" workout is done at night, with my wife

She smiles and bec-kons
An hour of ab ex-er-cise
we are lost in bliss

Working out is just great! MXL

[ntrllftr]

Wednesdays are my back days
I am to video my B.O.R.
No video ever to be found.


I just couldnt help myself. :o

[slackdaddy]

Protein shake for lunch
I feel a rumble below
Someone light a match

[chodan9]

your hands grip the bar
pushing against gravity
to be its master

[chodan9]

I think I'll try to post daily on this thread heh heh

this one is about simplicity

how to make the change
see that heavy barbell there?
lift it from the floor

[snoack]

Protein rich diet
Fart a lot, smells like sewage
wife clutches throat, can't breathe

[phikappa]

Protein rich diet
Fart a lot, smells like sewage
wife clutches throat, can't breathe

Okie-dokie then.


LOL! :D

[dbx]

I know it's not 3 lines, but....

I lie awake waiting for you. As I lie on my bed, thinking about you, I feel
this strong urge to grab you and squeeze you, because I can't forget last
night. You came to me unexpectedly during the balmy and calm night, and
what happened in my bed still leaves a tingling sensation in me.

You appeared from nowhere and shamelessly, without any reservations,
you lay on my naked body. You sensed my indifference, so you applied your
hungry mouth to me without any guilt or humiliation, and you nearly drove me
crazy while you drained me. Finally I went to sleep.

Today when I woke up, you were gone. I searched for you but to no avail,
only the sheets bore witness to last night's events. My body still bears faint
marks of your enthusiastic ravishings, making it harder to forget you. Tonight
I will remain awake waiting for you...












































....you effin` mosquito.

[snoack]

Beef, chicken, tuna
harboiled eggs, whey shakes, 'K bars
I'm stuffed like a pig

[ectoBgone]

Into the squat rack
One more rep for my P.R.
I blew many chunks

[claycat]

I know it's not 3 lines, but....

I lie awake waiting for you. As I lie on my bed, thinking about you, I feel
this strong urge to grab you and squeeze you, because I can't forget last
night. You came to me unexpectedly during the balmy and calm night, and
what happened in my bed still leaves a tingling sensation in me.

You appeared from nowhere and shamelessly, without any reservations,
you lay on my naked body. You sensed my indifference, so you applied your
hungry mouth to me without any guilt or humiliation, and you nearly drove me
crazy while you drained me. Finally I went to sleep.

Today when I woke up, you were gone. I searched for you but to no avail,
only the sheets bore witness to last night's events. My body still bears faint
marks of your enthusiastic ravishings, making it harder to forget you. Tonight
I will remain awake waiting for you...












































....you effin` mosquito.

Damn, and I was just getting into it. :(

[claycat]

Hard muscles straining
Ice cold iron clanging loudly
Hot sweat dripping down


Cardio bunnies bounce
Treadmills, pink dumbbells and balls
No drop of sweat falls.

[phikappa]

....you effin` mosquito.

I hate mosquitos and I can't sleep if I hear one. That's why this is my best friend. :)

http://www.gogo-gadgets.co.uk/ekmps/shops/gogogadgets/images/fly-swatter.jpg

[StressMonkey]

sweat covered machine,
what kind of beast was on you,
some people are pigs

[chodan9]

cardio boredom
legs are pumping with the beat
thank God for Ipod

[Husky Bob]

.


the squat rack beckons--
another tough workout
doing curls...


.

[GuyJin]

Heavy weights and reps,
Pushing, pulling and straining,
Living art results.



My kung fu is stronger than your kungfu...

[Bando]

wifey cut her hair
big fight over it is done
much nookie today

[KimberleyRN]

Fat Girl On The Bike
Never Breaking Into Sweat
Still Will Claim "Worked Out"

*pet peeve of mine at the gym...

[KimberleyRN]

See Him Over There
Muscles Glistening, So Focused
Soon I Will Taste Him.

*often a thought of mine when hubby is working out.

[Husky Bob]

See Him Over There
Muscles Glistening, So Focused
Soon I Will Taste Him.

*often a thought of mine when hubby is working out.

THIS one is very sensual!!

well done!

(I'd rep you if I knew how!)

[chodan9]

I have a question
nineteen inches,is that good?
its all relative

[KimberleyRN]

THIS one is very sensual!!

well done!

(I'd rep you if I knew how!)

Not that I am looking for your reps... but to just help you out...

Look over <<<--- and at the bottom of the blue area.

See the circle and the triangle seperated by another thingy?

Click on the other thingy and it will let you give reps.

It took me awhile to figure it out too.

[Husky Bob]

Not that I am looking for your reps... but to just help you out...

Look over <<<--- and at the bottom of the blue area.

See the circle and the triangle seperated by another thingy?

Click on the other thingy and it will let you give reps.

It took me awhile to figure it out too.

OK! COOL!

You're the FIRST one I ever repped! Bob

[KimberleyRN]

OK! COOL!

You're the FIRST one I ever repped! Bob
I never would guess
I got your repping cherry!
I feel so special!


and yes, that is a haiku!

[NotTooLate]

The iron glistens
Muscles tense in desire
The endorphins rush


Another one

I love him deeply
If only he understood
He is the soul of my heart

[chodan9]

out for surgury
eight doctors to hold him down
he's back to bust balls

[snoack]

Have to start running
2 miles in 20 minutes
Ready for the fight

training must now change
pushups, situps now focus
biggest challenge faced

[boathead]

A mourning dove feeds
In a marijuana bush
And sings a high coo.

[boathead]

bar is choking me.
can someone give me a hand?
never mind. i'm good.

[chodan9]

A mourning dove feeds
In a marijuana bush
And sings a high coo.

that was awesome!

[chodan9]

no workout today
time to rest and celebrate
time to rest and grow

[MagnumXL]

no workout today
time to rest and celebrate
time to rest and grow

You need to write "Chodan's Book of Haiku" You are gifted, bro. Id buy a copy. MXL

[chodan9]

You need to write "Chodan's Book of Haiku" You are gifted, bro. Id buy a copy. MXL

LOL
I'm just a novice

there is a lot more to it than just getting the number of syllables correct, but they are fun.

[MagnumXL]

LOL
I'm just a novice

there is a lot more to it than just getting the number of syllables correct, but they are fun.

Do you think you could come up with one about a gal from Nantucket?

[chodan9]

Do you think you could come up with one about a gal from Nantucket?

bad reputation
Its an easy thing to earn
when in nantucket

[TANK25]

I Will Kill The Steel
Nothing Can Get In My Way
Damn I`m Getting Strong

[MagnumXL]

bad reputation
Its an easy thing to earn
when in nantucket

Bravo! Bravo!

[KimberleyRN]

Firemen in the gym
I attempt to concentrate
Still, I notice them.

*yes, this is a true issue for me in the gym!*

[chodan9]

Firemen in the gym
I attempt to concentrate
Still, I notice them.

*yes, this is a true issue for me in the gym!*

libido enhanced
who knew lifting would help it?
its good to be fit!

[StressMonkey]

shirt is too small now
hooray i am now bigger
need to buy new cloths

[snoack]

Completely grueling
different level of fit
running suits me well

[KimberleyRN]

Did dips and pullups
because Captain laughed at me
Can't lift my arms now!

*they were assisted BTW, goal is to do them UNASSISTED by years end*

[snoack]

Like how pushups feel
will continue to do them
perfect pre-class pump

doing dips again
always enjoyed doing them
for now, body weight

situps suck ass hard
God I hate these ****ing things
no more after test

[gympunk]

I Started Skinny
I Gained 47 Pounds
Now I Look Great Nude.

[Husky Bob]

lifting steel,
while stealing glances at her
the steel now in me...

[Capt_Lou]

Did dips and pullups
because Captain laughed at me
Can't lift my arms now!

*they were assisted BTW, goal is to do them UNASSISTED by years end*

Kimberley is sore
She did too way many sets
Now needs a rub down

[KimberleyRN]

Kimberley is sore
She did too many sets
Now needs a rub down

You need an extra syllable in the second line.

[Capt_Lou]

You need an extra syllable in the second line.

grrrrrrr, worst subject in school

[Dad_in_KC]

Boil, peel, rinse.
Eat one egg, then another
at the sink alone.

[Dad_in_KC]

Intensely talking
about getting big - hang up
your cellphone and lift.

[Dad_in_KC]

Tuna will kill me
the guy tells me while eating
his sausage bisquit.

[Dad_in_KC]

I only watch her
when I'm on the stair master.
High intensity?

[chodan9]

what is your goal here?
when you figure that thing out
Do what must be done

[snoack]

today is rest day
tomorrow test prep from hell
feeling amazing

[chodan9]

today is rest day
tomorrow test prep from hell
feeling amazing

you trained long and hard
you will do well tomorrow
your mind is quite clear

[chodan9]

I wake up early
I do not want to workout
do it anyway.

protein powder,ugh!
its not the best tasting stuff.
drink it anyway.

unmotivated
I just dont feel it today
do it anyway.

tuna,chicken,greens
they get old after a while
eat them anyway.

cardio,it sucks
trudging over and over
do it anyway.

adding 2 more plates?
dont think I can lift that much!
lift it anyway.

muscles burning fire
I don't feel like one more set
do it anyway.

want a pizza bad
but I need to eat cleanly
eat clean anyway.

this is lots of work!
never dreamed it was this hard
do it anyway.

It is time to rest
but there is so much to do!
just rest anyway.

make gains at my age?
bodybuilding.com dude!
over thirty five bitch!

[MagnumXL]

back to back they stand
hopping, yelping, running round
poor dogs are locked up

[chodan9]

strength,humility
the soul of a true master
indestructible

[chodan9]

turning forty four
I might should tell my body
as it does not know

[chodan9]

two girls at the gym
getting on his f*cking nerves
bodyhard and son



mod please move to O35 misc please :)

[dungeonmistress]

i pile on the weight
the bar appears to bend some
holla atcha girl

ok so i'm not a poet. i have some kanji tattoos, does that count for anything??

[StressMonkey]

two girls at the gym
bumping her ass on dumbbells
make them go away

[GuyJin]

"Having lots of kanji inks
Means not anything
Without full comprehension."

What are your tattoos, DM? (Just curious).

[GnomusMaximus]

Question for Bronzebird and anyone else that would know....
My knowledge of Japaneese is limited to what you would need to get through a Judo tournament. My limited uderstanding is that each syllable has its' own meaning of itself. Is that right? If that is correct wouldn't an English Haiku be limited to words that were either 1 syllable or where the word is a combination of 1 syllable words?

[GnomusMaximus]

the stone lies there still
tear it from the grasp of earth
this day it shall rise

[GuyJin]

GM,

You are mainly correct. Each kanji is a word which carries its own separate meaning. The word itself may be one or more syllables ex: 山　is pronounced "yama"--two syllables--or "san"--one syllable--and means "mountain." An English haiku--to the best of my understanding--would have the words, whether one syllable, two or three (or more, as the case may be) in the traditional haiku pattern of seven, five, seven.

Did I explain that right? Maybe Bronzebird could weigh in on this...

[chodan9]

GM,

You are mainly correct. Each kanji is a word which carries its own separate meaning. The word itself may be one or more syllables ex: 山　is pronounced "yama"--two syllables--or "san"--one syllable--and means "mountain." An English haiku--to the best of my understanding--would have the words, whether one syllable, two or three (or more, as the case may be) in the traditional haiku pattern of seven, five, seven.

Did I explain that right? Maybe Bronzebird could weigh in on this...

is it 5 7 5 or 7 5 7?

[snoack]

wow, don't believe it
squat rack open, no curls
four sets, clean up form

[pmartel]

51 years old
Mind thinks it 20
Never happier

[GuyJin]

Whoops, mistake on my part. Five, seven, five syllables; I was in error...that's what happens when you write late at night, which is early in the morning over there, and now it's early morning over HERE which means it's late THERE...and...

5 7 5.

[chodan9]

resistance beckons.
the muscle tissue responds.
inevitable.

[dungeonmistress]

"Having lots of kanji inks
Means not anything
Without full comprehension."

What are your tattoos, DM? (Just curious).

daughter's name (Angel)
perseverance
strength
perfection

i also have one for rock. why? well my dead husband's name was pierre. he was a tattoo artist (he did the dragon my my leg and some others). because there is no kanji for pierre and i didn't want to try to figure it out phonetically if one can even do that, i found the root meaning of the name which is peter, which means rock or stone. bingo!! anyway "rock" is down by the dragon's tail.

i am probably gonna get another one: DISCIPLINE

[GuyJin]

DM,

Cool. Nice choices.

[chodan9]

dungeonmistress ink
fraught with personal meaning
canvas of beauty

[RonGoon]

complete sentences
ain't that hard to comprehend
punctuation fail

that one about the dove eatin pot was awesome though.

[BankWalker]

I was a lardass
18 years ago I was
time for the gun show

[StressMonkey]

trying not to puke
leg day certainly is hard
hobble the next day

[Bando]

Daddy farty pants
the kids are calling me names
enough protein now

[chodan9]

Daddy farty pants
the kids are calling me names
enough protein now

true poetry!

brings a tear to my eye!

[Bando]

true poetry!

brings a tear to my eye!

My family's eyes were watering today also, not sure they were as appreciative as you though..

[chodan9]

in honor of the BJC22 "get your hands off my food thread"

My boss loves my nuts
my nuts are for me only
hands off my nuts boss!

[StressMonkey]

my boss touched my nuts,
it made me very upset,
why did they do that

[Bo_Flecks]

My turn at BJC22's almond thread:

my boss grabbed my nuts,
I wish you were a woman,
sadly, you are male...

[BJC22]

in honor of the BJC22 "get your hands off my food thread"

My boss loves my nuts
my nuts are for me only
hands off my nuts boss!

Hey I didn't see this until today, smart aleck! ;)

[StressMonkey]

Hey I didn't see this until today, smart aleck! ;)

lots of lols were had,
a haiku about your nuts,
why were you missing

[Bando]

MJ is still dead
no invite to BH house
watch porn with the wife

[DeTazMan]

Starting strength is great
the Muscles I will grow
Strength is what I seek

[StressMonkey]

weirdest threads ever,
you people are all crazy,
put on white jacket

[styken]

This thread is amazing, subbed. I'm gonna start repping every damn one of you from the beginning (yeah, I know tiny reps). Just read every single page.

Let's see:

Focus, concentration
Intense, I stare at the bar
This mass will submit

[Brackneyc]

My clothes are now loose,
My fat ass I have no more,
Do I bulk or cut.

[chodan9]

Standing under the steel
Pushing against the iron
Fighting gravity

[chodan9]

It don't take muscles
You don't lift with your sinews
You push with your heart

[Bando]

My clothes are now loose,
My fat ass I have no more,
Do I bulk or cut.

Can spell loose, not lose
must have passed 5th grade or more
one of the smart ones

[StressMonkey]

mj is deceased,
over ten percent is fat,
this is a nuthouse

[phikappa]

Mike Jackson was great
Unholy sh!t storm ensues
My last post for now

[kimsquit]

I enter the gym
Holy Crap look at her rack!
I trip on the bench

[chodan9]

discovered sushi
life will never be the same
its delish raw fish

[chodan9]

I enter the gym
Holy Crap look at her rack!
I trip on the bench

this has happened to me LOL

[chodan9]

bulking for new mass
feeling strong yet feeling fat
taking good with bad

[KrohDaddi]

remarkable
haven't written a Haiku for a long time
have to think
ever write a Sestina?

[KimberleyRN]

remarkable 4 syllables
haven't written a Haiku for a long time11 syllables
have to think3 syllables
ever write a Sestina?7 syllables (one line too long)

Haiku= 5 syllables 1st line, 7 syllables 2nd line, 5 syllables 3rd line.


Try again.

[chodan9]

ever write a Sestina?

nah
to much thought would have to go into that
I like the simple elegance of the haiku

[StressMonkey]

make a water thread
haven't seen one here before
dbx rages

[KimberleyRN]

Rammstein DVD
Playing Very Loud and Clear
So good to be me.

[hochspeyer]

O 3 5 for me
Posting happily tonight
Can't match BH tales

[KrohDaddi]

insufficient constraints
render in Japanese ideogram
is there not metaphor?

[StressMonkey]

cops are on the hunt
this guy has a camera
better than just text

[Bando]

Bando and his cold
Immune system winning now
Thanks bodybuilding

[merlinsrealm]

site amazes me
piggy trolls there be plenty
Gives me big headache

[chodan9]

I tire of bulking
I do love getting stronger
but my pants are tight

[StressMonkey]

old threads come alive
who the heck are these people
thanks mister spammer

[GuyJin]

Mikie is still here.
MJ isn't; t'is pity.
brb...working.:D

[chodan9]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2v2bg1x.jpg

[merlinsrealm]

Why the same old thread
Boring and stupid it be
People are bored to death

:D

[StressMonkey]

Curlers in squat rack,
They make me so very mad,
I must start a thread.

[Bando]

Bando negs Miscer
Flex promises reps in turn
Strong White Knighting Flex

[StressMonkey]

A two year old thread
A Bando resurrection
Get swole or get out

[chodan9]

My thread is revived
my heart soars to a new height
it lives forever

[GuyJin]

This thread is revived.

Needs many more GIF's and GTFO's.

Mass boredom ensues.

:D

[SP1966]

This thread is revived.

Needs many more GIF's and GTFO's.

Mass boredom ensues.

:D

http://static.arstechnica.net/assets/2009/09/haiku-screen_640-thumb-640xauto-8559.png

[Karl_Hungus]

You who write haikus
Are really super boring
And you are a douche

[Bando]

A two year old thread
A Bando resurrection
Get swole or get out

Will rep this Monkey
Probably on recharge
Dunno but I'm tired

[Oceanside]

drink your protein
scratch my balls
go heavy or go home

[StressMonkey]

drink your protein
scratch my balls
go heavy or go home

that's not a haiku
oceanside is enormous
great haiku there sir

[Marius_Ursus]

Eighteen months away
Had to start over
Strength long journey back